San Juan County, Colorado

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San Juan County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (74th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	724	5,862,189	334,922,499	3207th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,824	$95,470	$80,734	682nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	37.7	38.9	2668th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	52.1%	45.7%	35.7%	74th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$432,500	$539,400	$332,700	221st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$992	$1,761	$1,413	1019th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.3%	9.4%	12.5%	440th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.4%	4.6%	5.2%	164th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.9	56.6	n/a	3074th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.0%	9.8%	14.1%	325th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	52.9%	66.2%	65.2%	3140th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	25.2	26.4	3090th of 3,221
Worked from Home	31.4%	21.0%	15.1%	11th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.6%	n/a	n/a	262nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	48.3%	46.9%	1446th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.6%	n/a	n/a	2352nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.3	52.5	61.4

Age in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	37.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	12.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	22.8%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	22.9%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	17.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.5%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	399	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.8%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	27.8%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,597	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.0%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.3%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	738	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	45.9%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	47.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,364	$2,602	n/a

Education in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	0.0%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.4%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.4%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.8%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.4%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	76.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	51.8%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	65.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in San Juan County, Colorado

Statistic	San Juan County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	32.6%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	76.7%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	18.8%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.9%	12.7%	16.7%

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